Fabric of the year: This was definitely the Year of Silk – from the vintage silk of my wedding gown to the three (!) silk jersey dresses, to the silk satin (charmeuse) honeymoon lingerie set (which I just realised I never photoshooted properly, oops!), this was definitely a year of luscious silk. With the amount of leather I bought in NYC, silk may have some competition for 2011, however!

By the look of things, I don’t seem to have as many finished garments as some years, but considering all of April, May, August, and September (that’s a full 1/3rd of the year!!) were consumed with sewing my wedding gown and the two bridesmaids gowns, I don’t think I’ve done too badly!

And looking ahead to 2011, I’ve got my winter coat that I’m working on right now, Pip’s leather handbag (which I’ve finished and is in the montage, but you’ll not see properly until the end of January when I give it to her), the cover dress from the award-winning Burda September issue, and a whole heap of trousers and jeans, because somehow all three pairs of jeans are now wearing out at once, and I’ve got a stockpile of denim from four difference shops to work through. So there’s lots to do and keep me occupied in the new year!!

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About Me

Melissa Fehr

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Fehr Trade was founded in 2005 by Melissa Fehr, but she's been sewing in every scrap of spare time since 2001, also taking up running at about the same time. In 2013 both interests collided when Melissa released her first digital sewing patterns for activewear, and she hasn't stopped moving or sewing since! So far she's run five full marathons in her own-sewn gear, and also enjoys cycling and bouldering whenever she can.
All FehrTrade patterns have been road-tested by Melissa and a team of fellow fit sewists. Her studio space is in her floating home in London on the Thames (far, far away from her childhood home in Perry County, Pennsylvania). You can see more of her personal designs on FehrTrade.com.